Charged: Christopher Nasir Barrett, 19, of Elkins Park, Dec. 2, for possession of a firearm with the manufacturer number altered, firearms not to be carried without a license and possession of a controlled substance, following a traffic stop at 9:15 p.m. for tinted windows in the 400 block of North Main Street in Doylestown Borough.
The officer observed what appeared to be illegal substances in the vehicle and asked Barrett to step out of the vehicle. Illegal substances and paraphernalia were found during a search, police said. In addition, a loaded handgun with altered serial number was found under the front passenger seat. Barrett was arraigned, bail set at 10% of $50,000 and he was remanded to Bucks County Prison.
Charged: Rameel Jaquan Mack, 27, of Philadelphia, at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 13, with three counts each of criminal attempt and statement under penalty after being denied a firearms purchase due to false information on his application. Mack was taken into custody, arraigned, and bail set at $250,000 unsecured with conditions.
Arrested: Justin W. Simpson, 40, of Telford, at 11:45 p.m. Dec. 8, on a warrant issued Oct. 13, on changes of terroristic threats and harassment. He was arraigned, bail was set at $125,000 and remanded to Bucks County Prison. Simpson was wanted, police said, for sending numerous threatening text messages to the victim stating he wanted to stab the victim’s boyfriend.
Scam Alert: issued Dec. 14 by police who said: “Dear Newtown Borough Residents, It has come to the attention of the Newtown Borough Police Department that victims are receiving phone calls from a Detective Brian Webb who is claiming to work for Newtown Borough Police Department who is assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
“The phone call will come from what appears to be the police department phone number. This is a scam. The suspects are using an application called “SpoofCard” to change the caller ID to show Newtown Borough Police Departments phone number.
“Newtown Borough Police Department does not employee a DETECTIVE BRIAN WEBB. Newtown Borough Police Department also will NEVER ask you to pay money in order to avoid prosecution, or to pay a victim money to avoid prosecution.
Cited: Roger Hacker, 47, no fixed address, for criminal trespass, after police were dispatched at 11:05 p.m. Dec. 8, to the Bush House Hotel at 200 W. Broad St., for the report of a fire alarm activation through a pull station. The Bush House Hotel was recently condemned and has numerous signs posted on the building advising of such. Hacker was arraigned by District Judge Gary Gambardella and bail was set at $5,000. Hacker was remanded to Bucks County Prison.
Cited: Jason Plenderleith, 41, of New Street, Quakertown, for public drunkenness at Dunkin Donuts, 224 W. Broad St., at 10:34 a.m. Dec. 10.
Charged: Jeffrey Allen Trucksess, 57, of Pennsburg, with driving under the influence, following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Broad Street (SR 663) and Hickory Drive Nov. 14.
Charged: Mario Alejandro Linares-Alamo, 29, of South Carolina, with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to maintain a single lane following a traffic stop Nov. 14.
Charged: Jacob W. Curley, 24, of Quakertown, with indecent exposure and open lewdness, following an incident in the Target parking lot located at 610 N. West End Blvd. Nov. 23.
Charged: Albert George Esposito, 52, of Doylestown, with driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to maintain a single lane, failure to use turn signals, stop sign violation and Driving under a Suspended License following a traffic stop Nov. 24.
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